37. MARY MULLEUS proceedingsdefend was indicted for stealing on the 14th of November last, one watch, with the outside and inside of silver, value 8 s. and one watch-chain, value 6 d. and a seal, value 6 d. the goods of John Bevan proceedingsvictim This name instance is in set 1523. .

JOHN BEVAN < no role > sworn.

What have you to say against the prisoner? - She has robbed me of my watch.

In what way? - I pulled it out to see what it was o'clock, and she snatched it out of my hand.

How came she so near you? - I was in the back room in the parlour at Mr. Dixon's, the sign of the Seven Stars, in Blue Anchor-yard .

Who were present? - A ship mate of mine, and two maids who were going backwards and forwards.

How long was she in your company? - She was never in my company at all, I was only drinking a pint of beer with my ship mate.

Did you sit down near her? - She sat down by the fire, and I was set next to my shipmate.

How did she take the watch? - I had got my watch to see what it was o'clock, and she snatched it out of my hand while I was talking to my shipmate.

What did she do with it? - She went out of the room immediately, and returned in about five or six minutes; I did not think any thing, and she went out of the room again, and I did not see any thing of her afterwards, till after I heard the watch was pawned.

When did you see her afterwards? - Not till two days after when she was taken.

What inquiry did you make after the watch, did you inquire of Mr. Dixon? - Yes.

How did you find it? - I saw a man that passed for her husband, one Murray, and he told me that he had got a duplicate of the watch.

When did you see him? - Two days afterwards.

He said he had got a duplicate of the watch? - Yes.

Where did you find it? - At No. 75, Fleet-market.

At a pawn-broker's? - Yes.

When did you find it there? - On the 17th or 18th of November last.

How long was that after you lost it? - Two days.

Do you know any thing more about the woman taking it? - No more, than that I found she had pawned it.

So you were told? - Yes.

When did you see her afterwards? - When she was taken up, I saw her go into a house, in Black-horse-alley, and I stopt her.

What did she say for herself? - She said she had done the like before, and she would do the like again, and good luck to her for it.

From the prisoner. If you please to ask him where he slept that night.

I did not sleep with her, I insisted on going, and about one o'clock I went out of the house.

RICHARD PARIS < no role > sworn.

I am a pawn-broker; on the 15th of November the prisoner brought this watch into my shop.

What time of the day? - As near as I can recollect about the middle of the day, twelve o'clock, there came in with her one Peter Murray < no role > , who keeps a house in my neighbourhood; my young man took the watch and asked her whose it was, she said it was her husband's; seeing him make inquiry, I stepped forwards and took hold of the watch; upon that, this Murray says, it is my watch, you need not be afraid. I lent him two guineas on it, and gave him a duplicate in his own name.

What is Murray? - He is a man that sells goods in the market.

What is he to the prisoner? - Nothing at all that I know of, I never knew him any ways connected with the prisoner.

Who brought the watch in? - The prisoner brought it in first.

PRISONER's DEFENCE.

Mr. Bevan and I had been acquainted together for about three months, or not quite so much, he wanted to be concerned with me as with other unfortunate girls, and he had no money; he put his watch down my bosom and insisted on my taking the watch; next morning at six o'clock, he asked me for the watch again, and I told him that as he had no money I would not give it him. I went with it to Fleet-market, and Murray pawned it, and I gave him 25 s. of the money back again.

To Bevan. Is it true that she gave you any of the money back again? - I never saw her from the time I lost it, to the time she was taken up in Black-horse-alley.

ACQUITTED .

Tried by the Middlesex Jury before Mr. RECORDER.